Veličanstveni Wat Pho u Bangkoku, među turistima znan kao hram ležećeg Bude zauzeo je 17. mjesto Tripadvisor liste najboljih svjetskih znamenitosti. Ostavio je iza sebe neke od svjetski poznatih atrakcija kao što su Kineski zid, Opera house u Sydneyu, Shwedagon Pagoda u Yangoonu. Proglašen je kao najveća znamenitost Tajlanda te 3. u cijeloj Aziji.
Po podatcima vodstva hrama dnevno ga posjeti 10000 turista, a tijekom visoke sezone se to penje na 15000 ljudi. Računamo li da je ulaz u hram plaća 100 bahta na mjesečnoj bazi to daje otprilike 30,000,000 Baht mjesečno (US$919,000).
Po novim informacija cijena ulaza se diže za 100% s dosadašnjih 100THB na 200THB. Nova cijena stupa na snagu s 01.01.2019.
Top 10 znamenitosti Tajlanda:
Temple of the Reclining Buddha (Wat Pho) – Bangkok
The Grand Palace – Bangkok
Temple of Dawn (Wat Arun) – Bangkok
Phuket Big Buddha – Chalong
Temple of the Emerald Buddha (Wat Phra Kaew) – Bangkok
Jim Thompson House – Bangkok
Wat Chedi Luang Varavihara – Chiang Mai
Sanctuary of Truth (Prasat Sut Ja-Tum) – Pattaya
Temple of the Golden Buddha (Wat Traimit) – Bangkok
Wat Rong Khun – Chiang Rai
Top 10 znamenitosti Azije:
Angkor Wat – Siem Reap, Cambodia
Taj Mahal – Agra, India
Temple of the Reclining Buddha (Wat Pho) – Bangkok, Thailand
Mutianyu Great Wall – Beijing, China
Fushimi Inari-taisha Shrine – Kyoto, Japan
Shwedagon Pagoda – Yangon, Myanmar
Petronas Twin Towers – Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Cu Chi Tunnels – Ho Chin Minh, Vietnam
Amber Fort – Jaipur, India
Harmandir Sahib – Amritsar, India
Top 20 znamenitosti u svijetu:
Angkor Wat – Siem Reap, Cambodia
Plaza de Espana – Seville, Spain
Sheikh Zayed Mosque – Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
St. Peter’s Basilica – Vatican City, Italy
Mezquita Cathedral de Cordoba – Cordoba, Spain
Taj Mahal – Agra, India
Duomo di Milano – Milan, Italy
Alcatraz Island – San Francisco, USA
Golden Gate Bridge – San Francisco, USA
Parliament – Budapest, Hungary
Old Town Square – Prague, Czech Republic
Notre Dame Cathedral – Paris, France
Corcovado Christ the Redeemer – Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Eiffel Tower – Paris, France
Tower of London – London, United Kingdom
Acropolis – Athens, Greece
Temple of the Reclining Buddha (Wat Pho) – Bangkok, Thailand
Mutianyu Great Wall – Beijing, China
Burj Khalifa – Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Sydney Opera House – Sydney, Australia